Division of Cultural Affairs & McNichols Building

2015 Year in Review

Cultural Affairs – At a Glance

Denver Arts & Venues' mission is to enhance Denver's quality of life and economic vitality through premier public venues, arts, and entertainment opportunities.

Arts

Public ArtCultural

ProgramsCreate Denver

I2020

Venues

McNicholsCivic

Center Building

Red Rocks

Denver Coliseum

Colorado Convention

Center

Denver Performing Arts Complex

Ellie Buell Boettcher

Galleria, Sculpture

Park, Garage,

etc.

Arts Education

Fund

SCFD Tier III

Venues

Cultural Affairs – At a Glance

Public Art

1% Public Art Projects

Maintenance

Urban Arts Fund

Exhibitions

Cultural Programs

Five Points Jazz Festival

Youth One Book One

Denver

Art Drop Day

Mayor’s Awards for

Excellence in Arts & Culture

Denver Arts Week –Chance

to Dance

Cultural Affairs – At a Glance

Create Denver

Art & Creative Districts

Business Development & Capacity Building

Research, Policy & Advocacy

SCFD Tier III Administration

Denver County Cultural Council

SCFD Tier III granting policy

Annual GOS grant

Discretionary grants

Cultural Affairs – At a Glance

Arts Education Fund

Cultural Field Trip Fund

Professional Development & Implementation Grant Program

DPS Exhibitions

Special Projects

IMAGINE 2020

I2020 Fund

PS You Are Here

ArtSpace

Speaker Series

Special Events

Commission on Cultural Affairs initiatives

McNichols Civic Center Building

Cultural Partner Program

Events

Operations

Design & Construction

Public Art 1% Projects - 2015

• Successfully completed EIGHT projects

• Initiated TEN new projects

• Collection approaching 400 public artworks

Public Art Maintenance/Conservation

More than 20 artworks received

maintenance/conservation work

Public Art Urban Arts Fund - graffiti prevention and youth development

• 16 completed murals; 116 projects completed since 2009

• NEA Grant funds applied to 5 projects

Public Art Urban Arts Fund - graffiti prevention and youth development

2015 UAF Projects

• Invited international artists from Japan to

paint a mural in Denver

• Initiated five murals on Cherry Creek Trail

• 4 Denver artists, 1international team

•120,018 sq. feet abated walls since 2009

•Approx. 1,593 youth involvement since 2009

Public Art 2015

Increase Awareness and Engagement:

Public Art Symposium

200+ in attendance

Great response on survey

Docents Tours: 28 tours, 350+ participants!

Scooter tour

Downtown Denver bike tour

Colorado Crush Alley/Urban Arts

City Park tour

DEN tour

Studio Tours with Public Artists

Buell Theatre Exhibitions

Collection Database Completed

Burns Park Master Plan Completed

UAF Celebration

“I wanted to thank you again for today's art tour of Denver.

You made me fall more in love with Denver today. Thank

you!”

“Thank you for the great bike tour….The best event I’ve

done/most fun, since I moved to Denver. Thanks!”

Public Art Community Engagement through Social Media

2015 Highlights:

Facebook: 1,646 followers, added 392 in 2015

Twitter: 1,388 followers, added 454 in 2015

Instagram: 1,112 followers, added 550 in

2015

•Participation in #throwbackthursday and

#whatsitwednesday

#throwbackthursday

Cultural ProgramsFive Points Jazz Festival

23,000 attendance in 2015

Mid-day rainstorm did not

dampen crowd spirits

Most diverse music lineup in

history of festival

Cultural ProgramsMayor’s Awards for Excellence in Arts & Culture

Arts Innovation – Phamaly Theatre & Lone Tree Arts

Global Arts – Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

Impact – Brenda Tierney

Youth Arts – Jimmy Bruenger

People’s Choice award

In School Arts – Shawn Hann

Unique Collaborations –

Phamaly Theatre & Lone Tree Arts

IMAGINE 2020 Award

RedLine Contemporary Art Gallery

Hope Tank

Youth program for children ages 9-12

Collaborated with five cultural partners: Denver Quality After School Care, Mayor’s Office

for Education and Children, Denver Parks and Rec, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver,

Denver Public Library

3,500 + children participated through 52 out of school time programs

approximately 6,000 children participated either through programs, library check outs,

book purchases or events

Cultural ProgramsYouth One Book, One Denver

Saturday, November 7

Partnership with First Lady’s Bringing

Back the Arts

Full day of dance with performances,

master classes and a DPS

choreography competition

Dance instruction: Jazz Fusion,

Bollywood, Irish Step, Bboy, Aerial,

and Ballet

400 in attendance

New location: Studio Loft at Ellie

Caulkins Opera House

Cultural ProgramsDenver Arts Week – Chance to Dance

River North Art District (2014 – 2016) passed a

Business Improvement District (BID) and General

Improvement District (GID) November 2015, bringing

$550k (BID), 600k (GID) and $180k (RiNo Art District)

totaling over 1.3 million in 2016.

Golden Triangle (2014 – 2017) supporting

implementation of the Golden Triangle neighborhood

plan (adopted Nov 2014) through the development of

The Golden Triangle Partnership (GTP)/501c3 that will

be a brand new organization with one collective voice

for the Golden Triangle neighborhood, paired with a

GID (2016-2017) opportunity to support infrastructure

investments.

Create Denver Art & Creative Districts

Artspace (2014 – 2019)

Feasibility study (over 500 participants) for RiNo and North Denver

neighborhood to support the creation and preservation of affordable artists

live/work space. Site control is likely Feb 2016, predevelopment funds

($750k for 2016 – 2018) will be raised to build a recommended 80+ unit

building with ground floor short-long term commercial use.

Ongoing special district development to support arts and cultural

initiatives within Denver (2014 – ongoing), that are aligned with new

neighborhood plans, development and interests, e.g., Westwood, Sun Valley,

Five Points, Colfax, Santa Fe Drive, Broadway, Tennyson, etc.

Create Denver Art & Creative District Development

Leading Edge Course & Scholarship Program for Creative

Businesses (11-week business planning program )

Five 50% scholarships in partnership with the Small Business

Development Center (SBDC)

Create Denver Revolving Loan Fund

(2016-2018) Redeveloping microloan program for creative businesses

in Denver, supporting the $2,500 - $25,000 loan gap for the industry

Create Denver Business & Professional Development

Denver Music Summit (DMS)

(2017) Bi-annual DMS brings together musicians,

industry professionals, civic leaders and music enthusiasts

for educational programming, live performances and

policy engagement. The 3-day summit provides a

platform to share ideas and develop new models of

music-driven economic development and community

building.

Create Denver Business & Professional Development

Listen Local Study - (out spring 2016) Supports understanding of the state of the music landscape and industry in Denver to guide potential infrastructure and investment dedicated to the advancement of the music community in Denver, the region and beyond.

Space Matters Study - (updated 2015) to develop a model for sustainable, affordable live and work space opportunities and partnerships for Denver’s creative economy

Create Denver Research, Policy & Advocacy

Creative and special district studies and partnerships These support the sustainability of Denver’s neighborhoods through the lens of arts & culture to create a unified voice, funding opportunities, infrastructure, staffing, zoning, affordability, retention, activation, placemaking, etc.

Denver’s Creative Sector & Story (2016 –ongoing) Building a case and annual platform for Denver’s strong creative sector through qualitative and quantitative data, mapping and story. Providing insight to new programming and partnership opportunities that are socially and equitably driven while cultivating local talent and national interest.

Create Denver Research, Policy & Advocacy

Arts Education Fund

Denver Public Schools Cultural Field Trip

Fund

Partnership with Think 360 Arts –

Implementation Scholarships to

DPS teachers

Supported DPS Faculty and High School

Student art exhibitions at the

Webb Building

Special Projects: Project Enye (Ñ) Film

Screening and Discussion at Manual High

School

SCFD Tier III & DCCC Administration

$2,396,771.86 distributed to 77 organizations (four orgs not funded)

$120,106.89 (5%) set aside for discretionary grants

Largest grant was $150,511and the smallest $307

DCCC implemented new funding model with significant impact to larger

organizations

Incorporation of IMAGINE 2020 into the main GOS and

discretionary grants guidelines and applications.

McNichols Civic Center Building

2015 Estimated ActualAttendance 18,000 30,007Number of events 52 214

$17,498 Cultural Partner Program Fund support (cash stipends and hard costs)

14 Cultural Partners

Exhibitions - 2015

Culture Catalyst: Celebrating 20 Years of Art at DIA

From Dead Serious to Great Fun: A Month of Photography Feature

Press Play

Vis-à-vis: Biennial Ambassadors Residency Exhibition

The Art of Rock: Remembering the1960s

100 Paintings for 100 Years: Trine Bumiller

Courtyard Featured Artists: James Dixon and Kevin Robb

Cultural Programs - Highlights

Flamenco Fantasy Theatre

Museo de las Americas

CM Dance

Civic Center Moves

Warm Cookies of the Revolution

Poets for Change

Inside the Orchestra

Aspen Challenge

Events - Highlights

Pints for Prostate

Mayor’s Diversity Awards

IMAGINE 2020 Speaker Series

Cleantech Awards

Browns Canyon Projection

Mapping

Catering by Design Showcase

Cleantech Open Awards

Denver Health “Howl!”

Four Five One Events Showcase

McNichols Project

McNichols Civic Center Building Construction

McNichols Civic Center Building Construction

IMAGINE 2020: Denver’s Cultural Plan

YEAR IN REVIEW Report & Press Conference

Commission on Cultural Affairs Working Groups

Awareness & Engagement

Impact

Public Art Policy

City Council Arts Time

Cultural Partner Program

ArtSpace

IMAGINE 2020: Denver’s Cultural Plan

Speaker Series & Interactive Workshops

The Art of Community Building with Rom Borrup

and Brian Payne (April)

Public Art Interactive Workshop (May)

Get Artsy & Go Outdoors! Artist Panel (July)

Collective Leadership: Models of Success from

Other Sectors (Sept)

IMAGINE 2020: Denver’s Cultural Plan

Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in Arts & Culture

SCFD Tier III grants

World Art Drop Day in Denver

IMAGINE 2020 – Speaking Engagements

I2020 Partnerships

Project Enye (Ñ)

Detour with Colorado Creative Industries

IMAGINE 2020: Denver’s Cultural Plan

Funding opportunities:

P.S. You Are Here

IMAGINE 2020 Fund

Urban Arts Fund

$50K15 grantees

VSA/Access Gallery • Warm Cookies of the Revolution • Youth on Record • RedLine • Picture Me Here • BirdSeedCollective • Blackbird • Michael Dix • Arts Street • Denver Young Artist Orchestra • Denver School of the Arts • Colorado Photographic Arts Center • Colorado Business Committee for the Arts Colorado Attorneys for the Arts •Art Students League Denver

IMAGINE 2020 Fund

$66K

9 grantees

Art Students League • Birdseed Collective • Bluebird

BID • East Montclair • ELK Montbello • River North Art

District • Urban Land Conservancy • Urban Ventures •

VSA Colorado

P.S. You Are Here